The story is told about a widower in Bangalore, in his late 80s. Money was not his problem but ill health and loneliness were. His worries were all cardiac — he had a pacemaker and had undergone a multiple bypass surgery. Several stents kept his arteries propped open. His anti-coagulants and anti-hypertensive drugs had affected his kidneys. Combined with hereditary diabetes, this meant spending a day every week in dialysis. His medical needs were so demanding that he employed several full-time nurses, working in shifts.